The Triadvocate is a publication of Triad Strategies, LLC, a bipartisan lobbying, public affairs, strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, issue management consulting firm located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Friday, November 11, 2016

Before we get to the meat and potatoes of this week’s update, let’s all take a moment to thank all our veterans for making this country safe for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is only through their service that you enjoy the freedom to vote (and protest, and celebrate, and Tweet) even if forty percent of you never got around to fulfilling that particular voting duty. Aren’t you glad that our soldiers always fulfill theirs?

Friday, November 04, 2016

Today we begin by taking a cue from Lieutenant Frank Drebin, who, in the original Naked Gun flick, revealed that when he wants to avoid thinking about certain things, he just thinks about baseball. The Chicago Cubs erased 108 years of futility this week, beating Cleveland in World Series Game 7 in what some say could have been The Most Exciting Baseball Game in the History of Baseball Games. Thank you for the brief diversion, MLB.

Friday, October 28, 2016

As political candidates at every level brace for the stretch run, we learned this week that Hillary Clinton’s national lead over Donald Trump has narrowed a bit. Clinton now leads by around four points according to the liberal, corrupt mainstream media members who are working overtime to steal the election for her.

One place Team Clinton can find solace is here in the Keystone State, her firewall against The Donald. A recent poll shows her leading by an astounding 38 points in the Philly suburbs. Of course, drive west of Harrisburg and you will see more Trump signs along the roadways than dead deer carcasses.

Of course, all of this could change in a heartbeat, as reports surfaced today that the FBI is re-opening its investigation into Clinton’s e-mails. Hey everyone, it is October. Surprise! Should Hillary be elected, we fully expect the first House impeachment vote to occur in February, 2017.

If you have any interest at all in what else is on the electoral slate this November, Pennlive.com has a nifty, newfangled slide show designed to get you up to speed on all of it, as well as capture some click-through ad revenue. Because we all love slide shows.

The General Assembly this week wrapped up its business (maybe, sort of) by honoring their commitment to fight the opioid epidemic alongside Governor Tom Wolf. Tough new measures designed at stemming the availability of opioids were sent to the governor, and we applaud the bipartisan spirit on display all week.

One rascal that escaped passage was pension reform, to the shock of absolutely nobody. Even though the Senate seemed poised to act, the House could not cobble together the votes to follow suit, so into the ether it went. Before we all write the effort off as fruitless, we would politely remind you all of two words; sine die. In Latin, those words mean “without day.” In Harrisburg, they mean something entirely different. Welcome back friends to the show that never ends.

The House and Senate also overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan measure that would protect the identity of a police officer involved in a shooting until either thirty days have passed or an investigation is complete, whichever comes first. In the era of cell instant communication, this does not seem like a lot to ask for the protection of our public servants.

Beer drinkers, and specifically the licensed distributors who serve them, were also big winners this week and a measure allowing six pack sales at distributors was sent to the governor. In Pennsylvania, tinkering with liquor laws is a sport.

A day after the state senate was unable to cobble the votes together to fix the local share provision of the state’s casino law AND make good on the commitment to legalize Internet Gaming, along came the House on Thursday, turning the entire issue on its head by swiftly doing both. We can’t help but hear those words again…Sine die.

There were an estimated 44,000 other big winners this week, as the House, Senate, organized labor and the business lobby all came together to expand unemployment compensation rights for those folks. The plan also ensures the solvency of the UC Fund in PA, and to say this was the signature bipartisan moment of the year would be quite the understatement. Dog and cats, living together!

This is your weekly reminder that no, the voting machines in Pennsylvania will not be hacked. The vote will be fine, and you can all stop hyperventilating. Voting machines in this state are not even connected to the Internet, so the Russians would have to actually walk into your polling place and steal the machines.

If you wonder why your Turnpike tolls seem to go up every year, you may want to refer to this piece we ran across this week about Turnpike toll dodgers, a problem being addressed by the General Assembly. One trucking company alone last year didn’t pay 467 tolls, totally over $21,000. This is not a victim-less crime people. Pay your tolls.

As the drama on the Hill unfolded this week, your state Department of Health keeps quietly rolling along in the implementation of the new medical marijuana law, we learned this week. Government that works, folks!

That’s what passes for news around here as we turn our focus to November 8th. Make sure to check back next week when we can digest all the bill signing and bill vetoing that will likely happen very soon. Until then, have a great weekend!

The Triadvocate is a publication of Triad Strategies, LLC, a bipartisan lobbying, public affairs, strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, issue management consulting firm located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

If you were on Twitter during the debate, we hope you had a chance to follow The Onion (the nation’s finest news source) for their live Tweeting of the debacle, er, debate. If you didn’t, check out the highlights here!

Both Presidential candidates did get to lay out their respective tax plans to the American people on Wednesday, and to see how either of those plans would affect you and your wallet we have a short summary courtesy of Philly.com. Of course, please keep in mind that neither of these plans have any chance whatsoever to become law, so there’s that.

Now back to the roaring dumpster fire that is our nation’s Presidential campaign. The 2nd debate was held Sunday night, and it was…dreadful. To say we have reached the lowest point possible in our national political dialogue would be a disservice to both campaigns. We are sure they have more holes to dig. But, read about it here if you must. Just don’t do it on an empty stomach.

The state has been working on updating its rules regarding shale well drilling since 2011. After more fits and starts than we can even recall or care to mention, those rules finally emerged from our byzantine regulatory process to take effect a few weeks ago. And now, the drilling industry has sued to block those rules from taking effect. Just when you thought it was safe to begin ignoring this issue…whappo! It will never, ever go away. Gas drilling rules are the Rasputin of Pennsylvania public policy.

Speaking of public policy debates that will never end, a central PA state senate race has become contentious over the issue of property tax elimination. Once again, we would remind readers that the chances of the state ever eliminating property taxes are roughly the same as the earth crashing into Venus. So move along, people. Nothing to see here.

The State House this week may take up (among 5,000 other issues) changes to the state’s law governing poll watchers. You know, maybe four weeks before an election might not be the best time frame to begin noodling around with the system. Just a thought. You might want to give these changes a test drive in an off year election, when decidedly fewer of the aforementioned 8.4 million will actually go to the polls.

Small medical marijuana growers from other states are expressing concern that when Pennsylvania’s regulatory framework is finalized, they may be shut out of the game by much larger, industrial-sized growers. We fondly recall the days before the fracking frenzy hit Pennsylvania, when every small energy company was going to make a fortune. Then the major international energy companies swooped in and said “Yeah, go away. We got this.”

In our We Can’t Make This Up segment this week, celebrity undecided voter Kenneth Bone has spawned a whole laundry list of Halloween costumes including, inexplicably, a “sexy undecided voter/Kenneth Bone” ensemble. We are all doomed, folks. See you on the other side.

That’s what passes for news around here on a crisp, cool Friday in Harrisburg. The General Assembly returns next week to wrap up their two-year run, so stay tuned! We will be here to cover all of it, because that is what we do around here! From all your friends at Triad, have a great weekend!

The Triadvocate is a publication of Triad Strategies, LLC, a bipartisan lobbying, public affairs, strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, issue management consulting firm located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Friday, October 07, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers go out this week for the millions of Americans who find themselves in the path of Hurricane Matthew. We would also like to take this opportunity to point out that Matt Drudge is the Idiot of the Day after suggesting that the government is hyping the severity of the storm to gain support for climate change action. Seriously, Matt. You need to sit this one out.

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Opioid addiction is a health crisis affecting communities all over the nation across a wide spectrum of social, racial and class boundaries. Clearly, this is a situation that deserves immediate and decisive action.

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Former Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) Manager of External Affairs Brendan Schubert has joined Triad Strategies, a Harrisburg-based lobbying and strategic communications firm. He will be an associate located in Triad’s Pittsburgh office, servicing clients all across the Commonwealth.

“Brendan brings solid relationships, a keen understanding of economic development in various levels of government, and a unique skill set combing government affairs and strategic communications,” said Triad President Roy Wells.

Brendan’s background prior to PWSA includes a position with the City of Pittsburgh’s Planning Department, working on special projects and the zoning board cases, which included intense development of the Golden Triangle, the Strip District, South Side and the North Shore. He also worked with the State House of Representatives as a legislative assistant from 2006 to 2007. His focus was primarily policy and the administration of state grants.

Friday, September 30, 2016

President Barack Obama has spent almost his entire eight years in the White House without ever tasting the bitter tea that is a veto override. This week, that all came crashing down when Congress overwhelmingly dispatched his veto on a bill that will allow victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue foreign governments. Perhaps lost in all the hubbub is that the law also allows foreign government to sue us in return. If there is one thing we can all agree upon it is that this country does not have enough lawsuits. Thank you, Congress.

Friday, September 23, 2016

As autumn descends upon the Keystone State, we find ourselves with a scant six weeks until our slice of heaven provides the electoral margin necessary to elect the next leader of the free world. That’s right, Pennsylvania voters; you are pretty much in charge from here on out. And based upon a poll released this week, the winner will be the candidate who is “least terrible.” Warms the cockles of the heart, doesn’t it?

With Pennsylvania holding most of the electoral marbles, expect to see both Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump (and their surrogates) around these parts quite a bit. That sound you hear is the mass hyperventilation from Camp Clinton as her once-commanding lead continues to evaporate nationwide.

Donald Trump spent Thursday in the Steel City whipping up support for the shale industry, which he claims will cease to exist under a Clinton Presidency. This must be especially galling for Clinton, who was attacked relentlessly by Bernie Sanders during the Primaries for being too cozy with the shale industry.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Americans of every political stripe paused this week to celebrate national Eat a Hoagie Day. Whether you prefer the term grinder, hero, submarine, torpedo or big-ass sandwich, no one can deny that outside of the internal combustion engine, few inventions have made the lives of all Americans better than the venerable hoagie.

And almost as if on cue (or by divine providence), the first lawsuit was filed this week over the enactment of Philadelphia’s sugary drink tax. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the case of John’s Roast Pork vs. The City of Philadelphia. Mmmmmm. Roast pork sounds good right about now. When is Roy Wells coming back from Philly and does he have a cooler?

On the national scene this week, a poll was released showing that a full six in ten GOP likely voters would like to dump every single member of Congress and start from scratch. What was not reported, however, is that by “every single member of Congress” most voters mean “every member except mine.”

Donald Trump came to Pennsylvania to discuss his plan to expand child care. Really? That sounds very boring and very un-Trump-like. Get your act together over there.

Friday, September 09, 2016

We begin this week’s festivities with a reminder that Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the nation’s most horrific and devastating terror attack. Before you clean the garage or fire up the grill this weekend, take a moment to remember those we lost. #NeverForget

Friday, August 26, 2016

Vice-Presidential candidate Mike Pence popped by Norristown this week to do a little campaigning and get his hair cut. The barber performing the duties can be forgiven for not knowing the name of his almost-famous customer, to be sure. When your running mate dominates every news outlet every day, it doesn’t leave whole lot of room to make a name for oneself.

President Obama this week promised that he would take one last shot at getting the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact into law before riding off into the Chicago sunset, we learned this week. Now seems like as good of a time as any, considering both Presidential candidates hate the TPP with a passion. This is the legislative equivalent of lighting a bag of dog doo and leaving it on the front porch of the White House for the new President to deal with.

Donald Trump this week signaled that he just might be able to work with the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in this country instead of rounding them all up and shipping them back home. Trump said he now favors only shipping “the bad ones” home, which is essentially Barack Obama’s immigration policy. Audacious stuff, Donald; not sure how the hard right is going to feel about that move.

We also learned this week that a 12-year-old boy is running Donald Trump’s campaign office in Colorado. We don’t know how much direct voter contact is coming out of that office, but we do know one thing: plenty of Snapchats are being sent.

Friday, August 19, 2016

We begin this week’s missive by temporarily suspending the customary snark, and we’ll pass up the psychoanalysis and knife-twisting in noting the resignation of Attorney General Kathleen Kane following her conviction on perjury and other charges this week. For the moment, the baton has been passed to First Deputy Bruce Castor, former Montgomery County DA/former Republican AG candidate. Sentencing is next month, and Kane’s attorney says her conviction will be appealed.

Governor Wolf subsequently nominated Inspector General Bruce Beemer to serve the remainder of Kane’s term. Beemer, a former OAG first deputy, must be confirmed by the Senate, and he was immediately endorsed by Senate Republican leaders. There was no immediate word on when a confirmation vote will occur. A new attorney general will be sworn in in January, and Beemer said he’ll return to the inspector general slot. May the healing process begin, for the hundreds of capable and dedicated OAG staffers and all other residents of the commonwealth.

Friday, August 12, 2016

As Team USA continues its sheer dominance in the Rio Olympics, it is worth noting that swimmer Michael Phelps has now broken a 2,168 year-old record for most Olympic victories, a title formerly held by Leonidas of Rhodes. Leonidas’ family could not be reached for comment.

Friday, August 05, 2016

You say it’s your birthday?? It was a big week for natal celebrations with two of the most powerful men in politics notching another year. One, Barack Obama, is the leader of the free world. The other, Roy Wells, runs a little mom-and-pop outfit known as Triad Strategies. Happy birthday to Barack and Roy! And also to Pat Smear, guitarist for the Foo Fighters. Sorry; we had to.

With the fall campaigns in full swing, Pennsylvania continued to be in the eye of the storm even after the DNC left Philadelphia. Donald Trump opened up a can of worms when he called Harrisburg a “war zone” while on his way to Mechanicsburg (a place which is decidedly not Harrisburg.) This earned him some unwanted media attention in this swing state, culminating in a satirical GoFundMe account launched by our longtime friend and client, Michael Pavone.

Friday, July 29, 2016

Last night, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to formally accept a major party nomination for President of the United States. Somehow it was fitting that the event took place in the birthplace of liberty, as the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection did indeed acquit itself beautifully with the eyes of the nation upon it. Way to go Philly!

If you were wondering who you can thank for five days of peace and order despite thousands of crazy, drunk, happy, hopeful, angry, and sweaty partisans descending upon the city, you can start here with our client, the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Following the latest trending news, sports, entertainment, weather, and music is available through various platforms, but one has both mobility and convenience: podcasting. Podcasting, rooted in radio programming, has transformed in both audience and content. With the advancement of the platform, listeners can absorb a variety of podcasters live or download and listen to them later.

Friday, July 22, 2016

Raise your hand if back in 2015 you envisioned the RNC nominating Donald Trump for President of the United States. Yeah, that’s what we thought. The unlikeliest of journeys ended in Cleveland last night, as Trump grabbed the baton and began his sprint to November 8th. Next up: Philadelphia.

Friday, July 15, 2016

It was a busy week as Republicans across this great land prepare to descend on Cleveland for their coronation of Donald Trump. In true Trump style, expect this convention to be just a wee bit different than those of years past, with stuffy political speeches being shoved aside in favor of more glitz and glamour.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers continue to crater, as a new swing state poll this week showed Trump either tied or marginally ahead in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. The only saving grace for Camp Clinton is that her rival’s numbers haven’t moved in eons. Now it becomes a question of where Clinton’s floor actually is.

Friday, July 01, 2016

As the new Pennsylvania fiscal year dawned this morning, the budget to accompany it was headed toward Governor Wolf’s desk after the House concurred, by a 144-54 vote, with the Senate’s $31.6 billion spending plan. The bipartisan plan boosts early childhood, K through 12 and higher education spending, along with more dough for combating opioid addiction, with no broad-based tax increases. The Guv said he will sign it just as soon as everyone figures out just one more itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny detail – exactly where the money will come from.

One place a big chunk of the revenue shortfall could come from is a House-approved measure that would expand casino-style gambling to the internet and airports. The bill would raise as little as $200 million or as much as $270 million, depending on who you talk to. Its prospects in the Senate or on the desk of Governor Wolf are not clear. Reports are that legislators also are looking for new sins to tax or increasing levies on old sins.

That ka-boom you may have heard a few days ago, even above the din of “The Brexit,” was another shoe falling on Volkswagen. U.S. government lawyers announced a proposed settlement with the company, totaling $14.7 billion for compensation to owners of the 475,000 emission cheating Volkswagens and Audis sold in this country, for buybacks of the vast majority of them and, essentially, in fines.

The size of that settlement, still subject to federal court approval, would be second only to that reached last year with BP for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which began at $18.7 billion and grew with additional claims. Until now, the largest class-action settlements against automakers were the $2 billion agreement with GM over faulty ignition switches and $1.4 billion with Toyota over flawed accelerators.

Friday, June 24, 2016

During a wide-ranging interview about how he intends help shape the Democratic national platform this July, Bernie Sanders also told a reporter that he will vote for Hillary Clinton in November. Sanders then reportedly threw up in a trashcan and punched his cat.

The financial markets reeled this morning after Great Britain’s masses voted to leave the European Union, clearing up once and for all what “Brexit” actually means. Brexit is apparently a term for making a pound weigh a helluva lot less than a pound. Hold on to your 401(K)’s folks.

Of course, the historic vote was immediately compared to our own Presidential election by breathless commentators and candidates, because really, isn’t anything that happens in the world ultimately all about us?

It was a big week for firearms in the state and nation, as our State Supreme Court upheld a decision to throw out a state law that allowed groups (O.K., maybe it was just one group) to sue municipalities over gun ordinances.

About eight seconds later, Allentown announced it would reinstate two gun ordinances it previously repealed out of fear that the NRA would sue the daylights out of the city. Cause, meet effect.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Get in the fast lane, grandma, the bingo game is ready to roll! The City of Pittsburgh this week welcomed Lord Stanley’s Cup back to town by hosting a little parade for 400,000 proud Pittsburghers. Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, pass us the brandy!

Senate Democrats this week launched into a 15-hour filibuster of Upper Chamber business to force a vote on a pair of gun control measures in the wake of the Orlando massacre. After several Republicans, including our own Pat Toomey, weighed in on the affirmative side of allowing a vote, it looks like the debate over gun control will have its day in Congress sometime very soon. Or not; it is Congress, after all.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse is correct – PennLive, the most dominant news source in his universe, “traffics in hate speech and cynicism,” to use the mayor’s words. He’s referring to the anonymous reader comments that accompany news articles, especially ones about him.

Similarly, presidential candidate Donald Trump is correct – the Washington Post, at or near the pinnacle of dominant news sources in his universe, published an unflattering, over-the-top headline for a story regarding Trump’s reaction to the mass shooting in Orlando.

State Representative Steven Mentzer (R- Lancaster) is sponsoring House Bill 1952, a proposal to amend the Apprenticeship and Training Act. Under current law, there must be four experienced workers to one apprentice or trainee. This bill would change the ratio to provide for only one skilled worker to oversee one apprentice or trainee. It has 22 co-sponsors, nearly half of whom sit on the Labor and Industry committee, and was introduced in April 2016.

Monday, June 13, 2016

This Tuesday, the 2016 Presidential primary season will stumble to an end as voters in the District of Columbia go to the polls.

But pundits already are scrambling to make sense out of the long and sometimes painful process of elections and caucuses in 50 states and various territories with more than a sprinkling of candidate debates thrown in for comic relief.

Maybe it's all really been about what the issues and themes seemed to be way back over a year ago when this process began.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

This week, Royal Dutch Shell announced that they had made the final decision to move forward with a major petrochemicals facility (commonly called an ethane cracker, or cracker plant) in Western Pennsylvania.

Close followers of Pennsylvania’s economic development will remember that Governor Corbett announced Shell’s plans to work on the facility several years ago; however, the decrease in demand for oil delayed Shell’s progress on the project.

Magellan works on the front lines of this crisis and has amassed an impressive list of presenters for the conference. Below is an editorial co-written by Gary Henschen, the Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Magellan Healthcare; and J. Layne Turner, the administrator of Lehigh County's Drug and Alcohol Program.

Friday, June 03, 2016

Because we know that Americans have a hard time focusing on too many things at once, here is another story about that gorilla and the kid in Cincinnati. Read it, digest it and move along. We have important stuff to get to today.

Despite Bernie Sanders’ insistence that he can win the Democratic nominations for President, Hillary Clinton this week turned her focus to her likely fall rival Donald Trump in a speech about foreign policy. Clinton wasted zero seconds in showing us what the race will really look like, as she lambasted Trump from her first word to her last. Say what you want about the Clintons, but we know what they do when their backs are to the wall: Swing. Hard.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Welcome to our somewhat-truncated but still incredibly helpful weekly update for your Memorial Day weekend reading! Off we go!

Donald Trump unveiled his energy plan this week, and the fact that he did it at a petroleum conference should tell you pretty much all you need to know about his ideas. Drill, dig, rinse, repeat. Good news, western Pennsylvania; Donald is making coal great again!

Friday, May 20, 2016

Amidst all the initial speculation about the Republican National Convention turning into a replay of Chicago circa 1968, we now find that there are increasing concerns that the real circus might be in Philadelphia, where the Democrats will convene in July for the Clinton Coronation. Check out this Philly.com story for more, if only to read the sentence where the venerable Will Bunch refers to this possibility as a “bat-guano crazy affair.”

It was an interesting week in Pennsylvania for GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump (man, that was a weird thing to type), who learned that former PA Governor Tom Ridge would not be casting a vote in his favor this November. Instead, Ridge will be actively campaigning for U.S. Senator Pat Toomey.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

This June, Pocono Raceway will host its first XFinity Series race and to celebrate, NASCAR drivers made a stop in Philadelphia for a parade around Center City and City Hall as well as a series of educational and racing related events throughout the City.

Brennan Poole, Ty Dillon, Brandon Jones, Ryan Reed and Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. posed for pictures with hundreds of NASCAR fans in Philadelphia, just 95 miles south of Pocono Raceway. The city is the number two fan base in the state for NASCAR fans, second only to the Pocono area itself. The drivers spent the day in the city, speaking to students at the Franklin Institute, sampling cheesesteaks at Pat’s and Geno’s, wrapping up their day throwing out the first pitch at the Phillies home game against the Florida Mariners. The XFinity series is for up-and-coming young drivers, and made a natural partner for a take over event in Philadelphia where Comcast has its headquarters.

With Richard Childress Racing demonstrating a pit stop at City Hall, Pocono Raceway CEO Brandon Igdalsky said “We are excited to kick off our season in style downtown in Philadelphia.”

“This is the most exciting, friendly takeover I’ve ever seen,” joked City Council President Darrell Clarke in thanking Pocono Raceway for bringing NASCAR to the streets of Philadlephia. “And I want to thank our good friends at NASCAR; it is truly an exciting opportunity for a lot of people, and I understand that you are neck and neck behind football, as our most watched sport.”

“We have a great partnership with Brandon and his family at Pocono,” A representative from Axalta said. “It’s all about the science, engineering and technology that goes into the cars. We are very proud to be sponsors of the Franklin Institute and other institutions around the country and around the world that help young people learn the skills to get involved in these types of careers and academic disciplines.”

The Triadvocate is a publication of Triad Strategies, LLC, a bipartisan lobbying, public affairs, strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, issue management consulting firm located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Friday, May 13, 2016

All manner of Pennsylvania politico spent the week discussing, Tweeting and Facebooking the latest Quinnipiac poll results showing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in a flat-footed tie here in the Keystone State. Reliable poll or outlier? An emerging trend or bad sampling? Whichever side you land on, this much is clear: get used to the whole poll-a-week thing. It will get way worse before this all ends.

Friday, May 06, 2016

Even though Hillary Clinton hasn’t yet completely shaken off The Bern, most news outlets this week began to focus on the General Election matchup between her and The Donald. Early polls show the former Secretary of State with a 13 point lead over Trump in the Keystone State, which means next to nothing on May 6th. If anyone believes Trump is easy to run against and defeat, perhaps they should speak to Jeb Bush for a few minutes.